F*ck the Fourth

 

To help you get in the mood to celebrate the 4th of July!

But wait, there's more! Edited 7/4

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Fourth of July

The world according to Americans.



update (stolen from Steve Bates)

 

May we truly believe in what is engraved on the Statue of Liberty

The New Colossus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Emma Lazarus, 1883

Happy 4th of OMG!!....

Happy Fourth of July

May the only rockets' red glare you ever experience be in the night sky above the city park...

The Fourth of July

For math nerds

Happy Fourth of July!

Poll: 26% Of U.S. Clueless On Who We Declared Independence From

Happy Fourth

Stay safe!

When the handcuffs were on their wrists

That was the moment when they realized how far the United States had fallen away from supporting freedom of speech, freedom of assembly..... as they were being arrested and removed from the hotel where Bush was to yammer about all those freedoms in a Fourth of July speech.

Logan Murphy at Crooks and Liars:

On July 4th, 2004, Jeffery and Nicole Rank attended an public Independence Day event in Charleston, WV where President Bush was to speak. Despite the fact that the event was open to the public and was held on public land, the Ranks were arrested for wearing anti-Bush t-shirts. On Monday’s “Hardball” the couple told their astonishing story of being arrested, the charges that were filed against them and eventually dropped and why they decided to sue the United States government — a suit they thankfully won.